Who Should I Trade?

Steven Matz for Zack Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	‐
VBR	# 670	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	9	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.25	‐
WHIP	1.30	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 228	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 482

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	17

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	67.2	16.1

Wins	5	0

Losses	4	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	3

Hits Allowed	64	14

Earned Runs	45	6

Home Runs Allowed	14	1

Strikeouts	50	14

Walks	21	7

ERA	5.99	3.31

WHIP	1.26	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	10.6	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	11	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	4.25	‐

WHIP	1.30	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Red Sox placed Zack Kelly on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Red Sox officially optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The Red Sox optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	Zack Kelly has been called up from Triple-A. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Apr 3rd
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	The Red Sox optioned RHP Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs KC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs CHC
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 14th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, May 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Mon, Jun 29th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Aug 6th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Aug 13th				@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245

Who Should I Trade?

Steven Matz for Zack Kelly (2026)

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